G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles

G07C5/008—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles communicating information to a remotely located station

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for reporting on-board diagnostic data from mobile vehicles to regulatory agencies whose mandate it is to ensure compliance with environmental emissions and safety standards. The system comprises three (3) principal components: (i) an enhanced Hybrid Network Radio, enabled for both IEEE 802 wireless LAN connectivity and Mobile IP; (ii) an IEEE 802 Access Point, configured as an IPv6 Router and enabled for Mobile IP to support the functionality of foreign mobility agent; and (iii) a 'cluster intelligence' module, incorporated in the same mobile device as the Hybrid Network Radio, using the Automotive Telemetry Protocol (ATP) to enable vehicles to exchange telemetry data with each other over an ad-hoc IEEE 802.11 network.